UAHC Publishing, Subvention, Presentation and Distribution Grants

The UAHC will provide five grants of up to $1000 for publishing subventions for humanities faculty to help with the purchase or preparation of visuals, maps, or graphics for publication, to fund translations, to aid in distribution of research materials, or to serve as matching funds for outside publication or distribution grants (films, podcasts, etc.).

The UAHC adheres to the definition of humanities as specified by the National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities Act, which defines humanities as including, but not limited to “the study and interpretation of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, criticism and theory of the arts; those aspects of the social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life.” The National Endowment for the Humanities clarifies that performing and creative arts or empirical social science are not humanities.

  • Funds must be used w/in 2 years
  • Projects should meet the definition of humanities forwarded by the National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities Act and as clarified by the National Endowment for the Humanities
  • Awardees will acknowledge UAHC in all publications and provide copies to UAHC
  • Faculty of all standing are encouraged to apply
  • Indexing costs are not eligible for the grant

Interested parties should provide proposal for the project including:

  • A proposal of no more than 500 words including:
    • title and a description of the work
    • importance or contribution of the work
    • a statement on how the funds would be used and current RIF funds
    • depending on type of work provide: word count along with image, table, and map count, length of production, number of episodes, or applicable information
    • timeline for production of the work
    • report of current research funding (RIF) and any previous funding from the UAHC and outputs from that funding.
  • A current curriculum vita
  • A statement, email, or contract from the publisher, distributor, or producer regarding the need of/use of funds

Applications are due yearly on November 1 through the InfoReady system

https://uark.infoready4.com/

Proposals will be reviewed by a sub-committee of the UAHC Steering Committee. UAHC Steering Committee Members are eligible for this award but cannot serve on the sub-committee.

Please contact the UAHC director or a member of the steering committee for further information.